Stilbene dyestuffs and process of making same



Patented May 31, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MAX SCHMID, 0F RIEHEN, NEAR BASEL, SWITZERLAND, ASSIGNOR 'IO FIRM SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN BASLE, OF BASEL, SWITZERLAND STILBENE DYESTUFFS AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAME No Drawing. Application filed March 12, 1930, Serial No. 435,354, and

The present invention relates to the manufacture of new dyestuffs. It comprises the process of making these dyestuffs, the dyestufl's themselves, and the material dyed with the new dyestufls.

In U. S. Patent No. 903,284; cotton dyestufis are described which are produced by condensing in an alkaline medium one molecule of a monoamino-azo-dyestufl' with one molecule of p-p-dinitrostilbene-o-o-disulfonic acid, p-p-dinitrodibenzyl-o-o-disulfonic acid or a conversion product of the p-nitrotoluene-sulfonic acid.

The present invention is based on the discovery that new technically valuable prod ucts are made by condensing in a closed system, at 110 to 150 (1, and in various stoichiometrical proportions, aromatic aminocompounds with dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid, dinitrodibenzyldisulfonic acid or a conversion product of para-nitrotoluenesulfonic acid of the general formula wherein at least one benzene nucleus contains a sulfo-group, and w stands for a bridge consisting of two carbon atoms each of which is linked with one of the benzene nuclei.

The condensation can be effected with a single aromatic compound containing amino groups, or there can also be used mixtures as well as compounds containing two amino groups.

Amines which contain chromophorlc groups, such as, for example, monoor polyazo-dyestuffs yield condensation products dyeing deeper tints.

If it is intended to produce condensation dyestufis containing metal, the final products may be treated with agents yielding metal, or metalliferous amino-azo-dyestulfs may be used for the condensation.

The products obtained by the invention differ from the corresponding products made without application of pressure in that the tints which they produce are deeper in tone, of enhanced fastness to alkali and improved fastness to light. These improvements, which could not be foreseen, constitute an important technical advance in'the manufacture of the so-called stilbene dyestuffs.

The following examples illustrate the in'- vention, the parts being by weight Example 1 'An autoclave provided with a stirrer is charged with 33 parts of the saponified dyestuii from diazotized aniline-3-sulfonic acid and aniline-w-methane-sulfonic acid of the formula SOBH 43 parts of sodium dinitrostilbenedisulfonate of the formula 1000 parts of water and 250 parts of caustic soda solution of 36 B- The temperature is raised to 115120 C. and condensation is continued for 6' hours at this temperature. After cooling, the caustic soda solution is neutralized by acid and the separation of the dyestuif is completed by salting out, whereupon the dyestuff is filtered.

The dried product is a red-brown powder soluble in water and dilute alkalies to a yellow-orange solution and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a pure blue solution; it dyes cotton orange tints fast to light and alkali.

The operation is similar with other azodyestuffs containing amino-groups, such as those which are made from diazo-components, such as aniline-4L-sulfonic acid, ortho-toluidine--sulfonic acid, 2-chloro-1-aminobenzene-5-sulfonic acid, L-chloro-l-aminobenzene-3-sulfonic acid, l-amino-naphthalene-5- sulfonic acid, 1aminonaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid, 2-aminonaphthalene-3 G-disulfonic acid, and from coupling components, such as aniline-as-methane-sulfonic acid, ortho-toluidine-zv-methanesulfonic acid, para-Xylidine, 1-methyl3-amino-4-alkoxybenzene, a-naphthylamine or the like, or from azo-dyestulfs deriving from aromatic diamines or aminohydroxynaphthalene sulfonic acids or the N in Switzerland March 16, 1929. i

derivatives thereof having external aminogroups', for example, products from diazotizing components, such as aniline and its homologues and substitution products and coupling compounds, such as meta-phenylenediamine, 2: 8: 6- or 2: 5.: 7-aminonaphthol sulfonic acid, or the derivatives of Rosanthrene type, such as inter alia 2- (m-ainino-benzoylamino) -5 hydroxynaphthalene 7 sulfonic acid or the azimide of'the formula NHz of German Patent No. 21 1,658, or if in place of sodium dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid the salt of dinitrodibenzyldisulfonic acid of the formula- SOaH OaH is used for the condensation.

Products are obtained Which dye cotton yellow-orange to orange and brown-red tints.

Example 2 An autoclave having a stirrer is charged with 66pa'rts of the saponified dyestuff from diazotized aniline-3-sulfonic acid and ani line-w-methanesulfonic acid, 48 parts of sodium dinitrostilbenedisulfonate, 1000 parts of Water and 250 parts of caustic soda solution of 36 B. The temperature is raised to 125-130 C. and condensation continued for 6 hours at this temperature. After cooling, the caustic soda solution is neutralized by acid and the separation of the dyestufli' is completed by salting out; the dyestuff is then filtered.

The dried product is a reddish-brown powder Which dissolves in Water and dilute alkalies to yellow-orange solutions and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a blue solution; it dyes cotton yellow-orange tints very fast to light and alkalies.

If the temperature of condensation is increased to150 G. there is obtained a product which dissolves in concentrated sulfuric acid to a blue solution and dyes cotton fast redorange tints.

Non-sulfonated azo-dyestuffs containing amino-groups, such as aminoazobenzene, aminoazotoluene, aniline-azo-a-naphthylamine, 4-chloro-et -amino-5-methoxyl 2' methylazobenzene, are advantageously condensed in an autoclave With addition of alcohol.

Example 3 30 parts of the saponified dyestulf from diazotized metanilic acid and aniline-w-methanesulfonic acid, 35 parts of the dyestufl from diazotized metanilic acid and l-methyl- 3-aminol-methoxybenzene of the formula iom 80311 CHE:

are condensed with 43 parts of dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid in 1500 parts of Water and 260 parts of caustic soda solution of 36 B. in an autoclave for 8 hours at -125 C. The dyestuff is salted out, filtered and dried. It is a brown red powder, soluble in Water and dilute alkalies to a red orange solution and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a blue solution and dyes cotton orange-red tints.

Example 4 Example 5' An autoclave provided with a stirrer is charged With 672 parts of dehydrothiotoluidinemonosulfonic acid of the probable formula NH2 Ha S\ o H038 N/ 130 parts of sodium dinitrostilbenedisulfonate, 10000 parts of Water and 1000 parts of caustic sodasolution of 36 B. The tempera ture is raised to 130 C. and the condensation which takes place is continued for 6 hours at this temperature. After cooling, the partially separated dyestuff is wholly salted out and filtered, pressed and dried. 1

The dried dyestuf'f is a red-brown powder soluble in Water and dilute alkalies to a yellow-orange solution and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a pure violet solution. It dyes ctfittan yellow-orange tints fast to light and a a 1.

Example 6 An autoclave provided with a stirrer is charged With 13 parts of acridine yellow (cf.

Schultz, Farbstofl'tabellen, 5th edition,'No-. 602), 8.6 parts of sodium dinitrostilbenedisulfonate, 200 parts of alcohol of per cent. strength and 20 parts of caustic soda solution of 36 B. The temperature'is raised to 120-130 C. and the condensation which takes place is continued for 6 hours at this temperature. After cooling, the free caustic soda is neutralized and the dyestuifsalted out as usual. The dried product is a yellowbrown powder soluble in water and dilute alkalies to a yellow-orangesolution and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a greenish-blue solution. It dyes cotton orange-brown tints If the acridon of the foimula i I I I NH,

C I I O V is substituted for the acridine, there'is ob.- tained a brown dyestufi' soluble in water and dilute alkalies to an orange-brown solution and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a navyblue solution. It dyes cotton fast orangebrown tints. With amino carbazol a product is obtained that dyes cotton also orangebrown shades.

EmampZe An autoclave provided, with a stirrer is charged with 8.5 parts of l-aminolpara-phenylenediamine-anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid of the formula I a H C 0 g IIIH Example 8 4L0 parts of the dyestuff from diazotized l-chloro-2-amino-1-phenol and 2-amino-5- hydroxynaphthalene-7=sulfonic acid are condensed with 43 parts of dinitrodibenzyldisulfonic acid in 1000 parts of water and 200 parts of caustic soda solution of 36 B., the

temperature being "120-125 :C. and condensation being continued for 6 hours.

The dried product is a dark powder, which dissolves in dilute alkalies to a brown soludinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid. Instead of a copper compound a metalliferous dyestufi' de rived from another metal may be used.

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In an autoclave with a stirrer aremixed 28 parts of the azo-dyestulf from diazotized mono-acetyl-para phenylene diamine and salicylic acid, 43 parts of dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid and 200. parts of caustic soda solution of 36 1%.; the temperature is raised to 115-1209 C. and condensation continued for 4 hours at this temperature.

The dyestufiis completely salted out and after neutralization ofthe alkali is filtered and dried. r J

It is a dark powder soluble in water to a brown-orange solution, in dilute sodium carbonate solution to a red-brown solution, in dilute caustic soda solution to a brownishred solution and in concentrated sulfuric acid toablue solution ;it dyes cotton orange tints which become red-brown when coppered.

If the. condensation is conducted with 50 parts of the azo-dyestuif from diazotized mono-acetyl-para ephenylene diamine and salicylic acid and with 43 parts of dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid, there is obtained a product which dissolves in concentrated sulfuric acid to'a greenish-blue solution and dyes cotton tints which become fast redbrown when coppered.

What I claim is 1. Process for the manufacture of dye.- stulfs of the stilbene series, consisting in condensing conversion products of para-nitrotoluene-sulfonic acid of the general formula wherein each benzene nucleus contains at least one sulfo group, and 0; stands for a bridge consisting of two carbon atoms each of which is linked with one of the benzene nuclei, in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C. and in various stoichiometrical proportions, with aromatic aminocompounds of the benzene and naphthalene series.

2. Process for the manufacture of dye stuffs of the stilbene series, consisting in condensing conversion products of para-nitrotolueneesul fonic. aeidiofthe general formula SOQH $0311 in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C. and in various stoichiometrical proportions, with aromatic and amino-compounds of the benzene and naphthalene series containing chromophori c groups.

4. Process for the manufacture of dyestuffs, of the stilbene series, consisting in condensing dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115to:150 G. and in various stoichiometrical' proportions, with any amino-azo-dyestufl' of the benzene and naphthalene series.

5; Process for the manufacture of dyestuffs of the stilbenezseries, consisting in condensing dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula SOzH $03K in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C and in various stoichiometrical proportions, with amino-azo-dyestuifs of the general formula wherein R and R stand for aromatic nucleiof the benzene and naphthalene series.

6. Process for the manufacture of dyestuffs of the stilbene series. eonsistingin condensing dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of theformula l 1 sonar $0311 in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C. and in various stoichiometrical proportions, with amino-azo-dyestuffs of'the genera-1' formula wherein R, andR stand for aromatic nuclei of the benzene and naphthalene series of which at the most one is a nucleus of the naphthalene series.

7'..Process for the manufacture of dyestuffs of' the stilbene series, consisting iii-condensing dinitrost-ilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C'. and in various stoichiometrical proportions, with amino-azo-dyestuf'fs of the general formula R N=N B NH wherein R and R stand for nuclei of the benzene series.

8. Process'for the manufacture of dyestuffs ofthe stilbene series, consisting in condensingdinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 11-5-to1 50" C. andin various stoichiometrical proportions, with the azo-dye-st'ufi' of the formula 9. As new products the dyestuffs of the stilbene series whichare formed by condensing the conversion products of para-nitrotolu-enesulfonic acid of the general formula wherein each benzene nucleus contains at leastone sulfo group, and w stands for a bridge consisting offtwo carbon atoms each of which is linked with one of the benzene nuclei, in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150C. and in various stoichiometrical proportions, with aromatic aminocompounds of the benzene and naphthalene series,. which products form dark powders,

dissolving in water and dilute alkalies to brown, red-brown, red-orange and yelloworange solutions, and. in concentrated sulfuric acid to blue, green, red-violet, greenblue and violent solutions, and dyeing cotton yellow, red-orange, orange, yelloworange, orange-brown and red-brown tints.

10. As new products the dyestuffs of the stilbeneseries'which are formed by condensing the conversion: products of para-nitrotoluenesulfonic acid of the general formula wherein each benzene nucleus contains at least one sulfo group, and m stands for a bridge consisting of two carbon atoms each of which is linked with one of the benzene nuclei, in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C. and in various stoichiometrical proportions, with aromatic aminocompounds of the benzene and naphthalene series containing chromophoric groups, which products form dark powders, dissolving in water and dilute, alkalies to redbrown, red-orange and yellow-orange solutions, and in concentrated sulfuric acid to blue, green, green-blue solutions, and dyeing cotton red orange, orange, yellow-orange, orange-brown and red-brown tints.

11. As new products the dyestuffs of the stilbene series which are formed by condensing dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula SOsH SO H N02 A0313: S0 11 in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C. and in various stoichiometrical proportions, with any amino-azo-dyestuff of the benzene and naphthalene series, which products form dark powders, dissolving in water and dilute alkalies to red-brown, redorange and yellow-orange solutions, and in concentrated sulfuric acid to blue, green and green-blue solutions, and dyeing cotton redorange, orange, yellow-orange, orange-brown and red-brown tints.

13. As new products the dyestuffs of the stilbene series which are formed by condensing dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula l S0311 S0311 in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C. and in various stoichiometrical proportions, with an amino-azo-dyestutf of the general formula wherein R and R stand for aromatic nuclei of the benzene and naphthalene series, which products form dark powders, dissolving in water and dilute alkalies to red-brown, redorange and yellow-orange solutions, and in concentrated sulfuric acid to blue, green and green-blue solutions, and dyeing cotton redorange, orange, yellow-orange, orange-brown and red-brown tints.

1 1. As new products the dyestuffs of the stilbene series which are formed by condensing dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C. and in various stoichiometrical PI'OPOItlOIlS, with an 31111110-2LZO-(1Y8St11fl of the. general formula one-QorwormOrro; 03H soul in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C. and in various stoichiornetrical proportions, with an amino-azo-dyestuif of the general formula wherein R and R stand for nuclei of the benzene series, which products form dark powders, dissolving in water and dilute alkalies to red-brown, red-orange and yelloworange solutions, and in concentrated sulfuric acid to blue, green and green-blue solutions, and dyeing cotton red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, orange-brown and redbrown tints.

16. As new products the dyestufis of the stilbene series which are formed by condensing dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula S0311 SOaH in an alkaline medium in a closed system at 115 to 150 C. and in various stoichiometrical proportions, with the azo-dyestuif of the formula SOQH which products form dark powders, dissolving in water and dilute alkalies to red-orange solutions, and in concentrated sulfuric acid to blue solutions, and dyeing cotton orange tints which are fast to alkalies and very fast to light.

17 As a new product the dyestufi which is formed by condensing dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula SOsH in an alkaline medium, in a closed system, and at about 130 (1., with two molecular proportions of the aZo-dyestuff of the formula I IC N=N-ONH2 which product forms a dark powder, dissolving in water and dilute alkalies to a red-orange solution, and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a blue solution, and dyeing cotton orange tints which are fast to alkalies and very fast to light.

18. As a new product the dyestuif which is formed by condensing dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula I S0311 S0311 in an alkaline medium in a closed system, and at about 130 C., with two molecular proportions of the azo-dyestuff of the formula SO;H N=N NH2 which product forms a dark powder, dissolving in water and dilute alkalies to a red solution, and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a navy-blue solution, and dyeing cotton red tints, which are fast to light.

l9. As a new product the dyestufi which is formed by condensing dinitrostilbenedisulfonic acid of the formula in an alkaline medium, in a closed system, and at 130 to 140 (3., with two molecular proportions of the dehydro-thiotoluidinesulfonic acid of the probable formula 

